San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-07-23
THE BExAR COUNTY ALLIANCE.
Synopsis OF the Proceedings OF the Con-
yention Held at Meyers Hall

Synopsis of the Proceedings OF the Con
yention Held ut Meyers Hall.
The Bexar county alliance opened q
| convention in Meyers hall on Thursday
morning and as the Hon. j. w. Light
president, was absent, owing to sickness
| In His family. and the vice president wal
not present, Mr.. w. c. McElyee wal
elected temporary chairman.
A committee on credentials, consist
ing OF Messrs. Mussey, Washburn AnC
Rogers, was appointed and reported /;
alliances represented and entitled e
seats.
Chairman McElyee was then made
permanent chairman.
In the afternoon, on reassembllng
Robert Adam, OF Rock Springs, wa
elected vice president pro. TEN.
Delegates from Wilson county pre-.
| sented credentials and were duly seated
A communication WAS read from Mr.
NJ. Sartyr, of Medina county, urging a
joint action on part OF various interested
county alliances In establishing cot.
ton yard, and that joint discussion be
held at any early date to further the oh.
ject. A committee consisting OF Messrs.
Mussey, MOrrell Poor and 5. L. Wash
burn were elected to take preliminary
action,
The finance committee reported the
treasury In sprosperous and satisfactory
condition.
A discussion then started as to the pro-
priety Of having an organ, but no action
WAS taken. Subsequently proposition
made by the San Antonio Printing
company to start the daily and weekly
"San Antonian" In the interests OF the
alliance was received and tabled, IL be-
ing the opinion of the members that all
publishers should have an equal show.
Mr.. l.. A. Kessler, of New Braunfels,
director at large, and vice president OF
the Farmers Manufacturing Alliance,
addressed the delegates, explaining the
modus operandi Of the company and
urging support. subsequently Mr.. 5. 4.
Washburn WAS appointed agent to float
stock In the county.
The meeting then adjourned.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The meeting opened yesterday with a
letter from the president, Mr.. Light,
who has been appointed by Governor
Ross to attend as delegate the
Farmers Interstate convention to
be held in Atlanta, Ca, August l6,
regretting that owing to sickness in his
family he could not attend and asking
them TO elect delegate in his place.
No action was taken, as none OF the
delegates present could undertake TO at
tend.
Then the following new officers we're
elected:
President, A. S. Mussey, Oak Island
Alliance.
Vice President, w. A. Jones, Rock
Springs Alliance.
Secretary, f. G. Wantzloeben, Oak
Island Alliance.
Treasurer, j. II. Barrow, Oak Island
Alliance.
Chaplain, Alex Conway Rock Springs
Alliance.
Lecturer, Samuel Rogers, Utzvllle
Alliance.
Assistant Lecturer, +. W. Miller,
Edens Alliance.
Doorkeeper, j. e. Tucker, Alma AL
lance.
Assistant DOOrkeeper, Matthew Uhr,
Lookout Valley Alliance.
Sergeant-At-Arms, James MCCluskey,
Black Hill Alliance.
Executive COMMITTEES: ID. Morrill,
Poor. Alamo; p. PrinZ, Lookout Valley,
and j. Fisgerle, Cut-Off Alliance.
Business Agent, S. l.. Washburn, who
was also elected delegate to the State
Alliance convention, which meets In
Waco, on August 9th, the meeting hav-
ing been postponed from the original
d8Ge, August 2Dd, on account of the pro-
hibitiOn vote occurring so soon after.
At the afternoon session, the South
ern Mercury, which Is owned by the
State Alliance and worked on the CO.
operative plan, was endorsed.
The committee on bylaws was in
structed to report at the meeting Of the
10Th OF August.
Secretary Wantzloeben was recon-
mended for re-appOintment as organic
ing officer.
Resolutions were passed inviting the
descendants of Mexican and Spanish In
Bexar county, to join the Alliance and
assuring them OF a cordial welcome.
The committee upon the cotton yard
reported they had seen two sites and
received some promises Of support but
they wanted further time. This was
granted and the committee continued as
one of ways and means with instructions
to report at the joint meeting on Aug.
10Th.
The new officers were then installed
1t was resolved that the next quarter
ly meeting be held in San Antonio
October next, the president TO set the
day OF meeting.
At the final meeting at night the Sec
rotary was instructed TO invite adjoining
county alliances to send delegates to
meeting to be held In san Antonio on
August II, to take action in respect to
the cotton yards, and to request that
such delegates be prepared to state how
much support their alliances would give
to the project.
After thanking Mr.. f. |. Meyer for use
OF the hall and other courtesies, the con-
YentiOl adjourned sine die,